Anatomical support



W. FRGESCHLE l ANATOMICAL SUPPGRT Filed' Aug. l5 1921 .Z'nven'or WaZdemar 'W .Fr-o esczze 1,460,957 MTENI,4 OFFICE.

WALIDEMAR W. FROESCHLE, F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR T0 CHARLES J'.

l GREGORY, 0F ST.

LOUIS, MISSOURI.'

ANATOMICA'L lSUPPORT.

f `Application led August 15, 1921.' Serial No. 492,372.

T 0 all, whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1,' VVALDEMAR W. FRoEsoHLn, a citizen4 of 'the UnitedStates, residing at city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement/in Anatomical` Supports,

of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification.

My invention relates to anatomical supports such as are used forcorrecting foot deformities and consists in an improved support forlongitudinal and transverse metatarsal arches.

One object of my invention is to provide pockets for holding removableinserts which will permit-the wear to come exclusively on the insert andpreventywearing of the edges of the pockets.

An additional object of my invention is to .provide a single pocketadapted to receive and hold a relatively small vinsert-in differentpositions in the pocket.

Another object of my invention is to prevent the'rear end of the supportfrom curling up around the heel of the wearer thereby moving the supportlongitudinally ofthe wearers foot and thereby displacing the supportingpoints of the support from their desired position. U

Still another object of my invention 1s to enable one insertto be usedin different po-i sitions thereby eliminating the number of insertsnecessary to be carried in stock by thev retailer or to be purchased bythe consumer.

In the accompanying ldrawings ,which illlustrate a selected embodimentof my invention, n

Figure 1 is a bottom view of my support. Figure 2 is a ,longitudinalvertical section through the same. v

Figures `3 and 4 are, respectively, plan and sectional viewsof oneof theinserts used with my support. i y

The body of the arch comprises a piece of flexible although relativelyheavy leather V1 adapted to extend from vthe heel tothe front of themetatarsal a-rch of the wearer. This body' "is reinforced near itsmiddle by .a leather strip 2. I f

Supports of this type', when worn, have a tendency to curl upward attherear which is at once uncomfortable and dislodges the supporting points.cure a Hat piece of light stifl" metal 3 to the rear end of the body 1.Thisstrip 3 is shown attached by a flat head rivet 4 but obviously maybe assembled with the body by being inserted in a slit. or by othersuitable methods.

Covering the bottom of the support is a relatively thin .sheet yofleather 5, stitched to the body, as indicated by dash lines`6 and 7. Itwill be noted that the lines of stitching 7 forml an irregular oval. 0nsubstantially the major axis of this oval, strip 5 is cut away, yasindicated at 8, to provide an oval opening therein which forms twoopposed arcuate pockets 9 and 10 having a common chord substantially.aligned with the major axis of the opening and of stitching 7.

The insert 11 to be positioned in pockets 9 and 10 is detailed inFigures 3 and 4 and preferably consists of an oval plug of rub-- .tendto near the rear of the pockets in op-S posite directions therebyholding the plug in desired position. When inserted in the end of thepocket the transverse axis of the plug ispositoned transversely of themajor axis of the opening and here again the edges ofthe plug extend inopposite directions to the rear end of the pockets. 1 t

It is obvious thatby rotating plug 11, it

'maybe held fairly securely with its highest point at any desired pointin' the major axis of the opening.7 p

It willfbe understood that the -major axis Aof opening 8 -corresponds tothe axis of the transverse metatarsal arch of the wearers foot and thisshifting of the plug enables the wearer .to support` any one of the-metatarsal rbones requiring adjustment.

v Irrespectiv'e of the position of insert 1-1 in pockets 9 and 10,v thehighest point of thev insert and vaccordingly the point of greatest wearis in the opening 8. The arcuate sides To preventthis, I seof theopening free the edges of strip 5 from `least two different effects Xinthe -use of the support.

I claim described, a body, opposed shallowpockets therein, and a.removable insert provided with tapering vedges inserted in said pocketsand a relatively thick supporting portion extending substantiallyentirely beyond said pockets. t

2. In an anatomical support, opposed l arcuate pockets positioned sothat Lthe'shortest line from any point at the bottom of one pocket tothe bottom of the yother pocket varies in length from similarA linesdrawn from other points at the bottom of either pocket, and a supportinginsert- Khaving varying diameters corresponding in length to theabove-mentioned lines, whereby rotating the insert in the pocketsopposite This enstitching uniting 'said body and member, an

oval opening in said member substantially .smaller in area thancthe areaenclosed by said oval line of stitching, and a removable insert havingopposite edges secured between said body' and member at opposite 1. Inan anatomical support of the class' sides of said opening, and having asupporting portion located 1n said opening.

5. In an anatomical supporting device, a

body, a iieXible member, an oval line of stitching uniting said body andmember, an i oval opening in saidmember substantially smaller in areathan the area enclosed'byt said oval line of stitching, andan ovalinsert adapted to be positioned transversely of the middle portion ofsaid opening or to be positioned longitudinally of said opening ateither end thereof and having a supporting portion which will be.located at said opening when the insert is in either position.

G. In an anatomical support, opposed arcuate pocketspositioned so thatthey have a common chord which extends along the, anterior metatarsalarch of the wearer, and a removable supporting insert adapted to rberetainedaby said pockets at any point along said chord.-

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my I signature this 28th da, ofJul l FRO SCHLE.

WALDEMAR

